SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)

Citation: SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Parent Document: SEMO Services, Inc. v. BNSF Railway Company (2022)
Jurisdiction: Missouri (state)
Effective Date: 2022-12-13
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10630559/semo-services-inc-v-bnsf-railw... ↗

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employer and its client allowed the client to terminate a service for any reason with seven days’
notice and also allowed the client to remove the subcontractor’s personnel. 186 8.W.3d 247, 251-
52 (Mo. banc. 2006). Stehno was a temporary contractor who worked for Modis Inc., an
information technology consulting company. Jd. at 249. Modis contracted with Amdocs to
supply temporary consultants, including Stehno. /d. Subsequently, Amdocs contracted with
Sprint and assigned Stehno to assist with their billing system. /d. at 250. Later, Sprint expressed
dissatisfaction about Stehno to Amdocs who terminated Stehno from the Sprint assignment. Jd.
Subsequently, Modis fired Stehno who sued Sprint and Amdocs for tortious interference. /d.
The Supreme Court held that Stehno did not enjoy a business expectancy in this situation
because the contractual provisions allow (the client and subclient) to remove him from the
project which was a temporary assignment. Jd. at 252.°

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